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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 226 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Titan
  12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. its orbit
  2. False
  3. is the hottest planet
  4. is farthest from the Sun
  5. is the largest planet
  6. Earth
  7. a moon
  8. it reflects sunlight
  9. Jupiter
  10. 8
  11. Mars
  12. a moon
  13. 24
  14. an astronaut
  15. Earth spins on its axis
  16. Uranus
  17. the Moon
  18. 365
  19. Neptune
  20. the Sun
  21. is called the red planet
  22. 4
  23. a planet
  24. a telescope
  25. is famous for its rings
  26. has oceans of water
  27. Venus
  28. a planet
  29. True
  30. Sirius
  31. False
  32. Ganymede
  33. Mercury
  34. Mercury
  35. a moon
  36. spins tipped on its side
  37. 1
  38. True
  39. the Pole Star
  40. False

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